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2- The Yule Ball

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Your POV

You chatter with your group of Y/H friends in the Great Hall as everyone eats supper. The annual Yule Ball was tonight and all the students were buzzing with excitement. You, however, felt rather embarrassed considering that you didn't have a date at the moment whilst all your other friends did. You knew that you fancied Snape, your cold potions teacher, ever since you laid eyes upon him. That was the problem though, it's not like you could possibly go with him to the Yule Ball, teachers definitely can't go with students!

You think to yourself about what you could do, when you feel a light tap on your shoulder. You turn around to meet eyes with the one and only Draco Malfoy, who appeared to be rather uncomfortable, nervous even. He scratches the back of his neck with worry before speaking up,
"Uh...so you know that the Yule Ball is tonight? Well i thought that erm, maybe...
y-you wouldn't mind accompanying me?" he stammers, flushing a light pink.
Was the Draco Malfoy asking me to the dance? You think, dumbfounded. He never seemed to take an interest to you, or even talk to you for that matter.
You didn't think of Draco in any other way besides a friend, you didn't like him that way.
As you ponder on what to do, you realise that it may be best to go with Draco, I mean for goodness sake, you didn't even have a date! Plus, it sure would make some of the girls in your year insanely jealous to see you with him.

You look up at Draco, smiling falsely. "I'd like that Draco"
He seems to grow even pinker as he smiles 'confidently.'
"Great! I mean uh..ok cool. See you there Y/N" he waves cooly before walking back to his seat, high fiving his friends.
You try to hold back an eye roll, and just so happen to casually glance towards the teachers table, only to find a certain professor glaring towards Draco, having just seen your twos interaction. It was Snape.
His eyes catch yours and he suddenly looks away, slightly flushed. You feel yourself grow red, i've never seen him embarrassed before..and why did he look so angry? Angrier than usual, that is.

You're snapped out of your thoughts by the sound of Hermione's voice.
"Why would you say yes Y/N? You and i both know that it isn't Draco that you're interested in" she smirks, knowing about your liking towards Professor Snape as you'd told her previously.
"It's not like it's my fault that he chose me, he has loads of girls practically begging at his feet! And besides, i didn't exactly want to be the only girl without a date did i?" you explain to her, accidentally exchanging glances with Snape once again.
"Alright Y/N, just...be careful. This is Draco Malfoy we're talking about, you don't want him breaking your heart" Hermione warns you.
"Oh trust me, i'm not the slightest bit interested in Draco" you give her a reassuring smile as the two of you go back to eating.

*Time Skip*

You pull out your phone and look at the time, 8:15, the Yule Ball starts at 9:15! You had only one hour to get ready!
You frantically lock yourself in the bathroom, curling your hair and delicately applying a full face of makeup, this takes you about 40 minutes. Perfect. You think, just enough time to get dressed! You walk over to the closet, carefully pulling out the dress and shoes you were going to be wearing tonight. A short, but elegant, black dress with some black high heels.
You finally finish getting ready and make your way down to the Great Hall, hoping to catch a glimpse of Professor Snape.

The time reads 9:20, you were only 5 minutes late.
As you enter the Great Hall a few eyes land on you, those many eyes belonging to; girls that had a crush on Draco, Draco himself, and...Snape, who looked at you with wandering eyes.
You gulp as you make your way over to Draco, putting on a smile, he rises from his chair and looks you up and down.
"Wow Y/N, you look really good" he compliments you somewhat awkwardly.
"Thank you Draco, as do you."
He then suddenly smiles as a slow song comes on, holding out his hand "dance with me?" he asks you, no longer nervous or awkward.
You reluctantly take his hand as he leads you to the dance floor, amongst many other cute couples. You feel his hands wrap around your waist as you place your arms behind his neck, the both of you slightly swaying to the music, actually enjoying each other's company. Snape's glowering eyes meet yours as you feel yourself grow hot, he doesn't look the slightest bit happy whatsoever.
After a few drinks, and another couple of dances, Draco returns to his obnoxious self once again. Feeling more confident than ever, he leans in towards you, making you grow somewhat uncomfortable. Snape notices this and watches, rather concerned.
"W-What are you doing?" you ask Draco, nervously laughing.
"Taking what's mine.." he replies as he tries to kiss you.
"Draco no- i'm sorry but i think you've got the wrong idea, i think of you as a...friend and a friend only" you try to reason with him but he persists, pulling you closer.
"Come on Y/N...don't be a prude" he says still trying to kiss you. You begin to panic.

Snape's POV

I watch with lingering eyes as Draco dances with Y/N. I wanted her, she shouldn't be dancing with an arrogant fool such as Malfoy.

My stare then turns into a glare as Malfoy leans in toward Y/N to kiss her. She's visibly uncomfortable by this and lightly pushes him away, saying something to him which i cant make out as the deafening muggle music is far too loud. All i know is that she clearly doesn't want this.
Thinking that Draco would get the hint, i relax slightly more, not feeling as angry. But when i see him persist and her panic i've just about had enough...

Your POV

You don't know what to do as Draco continues to fight against your objections, but then you suddenly stop as you see your potions professor walk towards the two of you. He grabs Draco by the collar and tears him apart from you, as Draco cowers in fear.
You remain startled by this and he catches your eye, not wanting to upset you further, he decides on not hurting Draco. He instead utters a terrifying "get...out, Malfoy" before dropping Draco.
You watch Draco scamper away in the dark and turn to face your professor, who is clad in all black as per usual,
his face softens as he sees your distressed state.
"Come outside, you look like you need some air" he says gently, taking your small hand in his large one and leading you out of the Great Hall.

You both make your way outside, and you begin to feel calm as the cool air gently hits your face. Snape leads you both behind a small tree, the moonlight beautifully casting down, illuminating the two of your faces.
He finally looks at you, before asking a soft "are you okay?"
"I'm fine sir" you trail off, your face turning a light pink.

You begin to shiver, feeling the cold bite at you.
Snape begins to remove his long black robe, draping it around you and pulling you closer to him, allowing you to grow warmer.
Your face flushes crazily.
"Thank you" you begin, "ya know..for helping me back there" you explain nervously as you play with your fingers.
He seems caught off guard by this and shyly rubs his nose
"You're welcome Y/N, but if you don't mind my asking, why were you with him in the first place? You never really seemed like the type of girl to take interest in a Malfoy" he grimaces as he says his last name.
You don't really know how to respond to this, and mumble an embarrassed "I didn't have anybody to go to the dance with sir..." as you shyly look down at the floor.
He takes you by surprise as he takes one of your hands in his, murmuring a quiet "look at me."
You avert your eyes up to his as he gently cups your face, softly rubbing his thumb across your cheek. What he admits next stuns you.
"Y/N, sweetheart, i've loved you since the day you walked into my class in sixth year."
You don't know what to say so he really does like me? you think.
Your silence clearly worries him and he removes his hand from your cheek sadly.
"Forgive me...i shouldn't of excepted you to actually like m-me back" he stutters, humiliated, and begins to walk away.

You snap out of your trance and grab his arm before he can leave, pulling him back to you, you turn him around to face you and smash your lips onto his. This surprises him as he tenses for a slight moment, but then begins to relax into the kiss, cupping your face and wrapping an arm around your waist as he backs you slowly into the looming tree. He deepens the kiss, wanting all of you at that very moment
but eventually pulls away, the both of you panting for air as you smile at him warmly.
"I've always loved you Severus" you tell him, watching him blush at your use of his first name. He kisses your forehead softly and holds out his hand.
"May i have this dance?" he smirks at you.
You giggle and nod as you wrap your arms around his broad shoulders, the two of you slowly dancing alone in the moonlight...

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Hi again! wow two chapters in one night go me.
Anyway, i'll most likely be uploading two new chapters tomorrow! Feel free to leave requests if you have any :)